
The Official Newsletter of The National Defense Transportation Association
July 17, 2024
Fall Meeting 2024 – Transportation Academy Promotion
The 12th annual NDTA-USTRANSCOM Fall Meeting will be held October 7-10, 2024 at the St. Louis Union Station Hotel in St. Louis, MO. The Fall Meeting will include Transportation Academy educational sessions led by dynamic and experienced government and industry leaders complementing this year’s theme: “Accelerating Decision Advantage Across Defense Transportation & Logistics.” Transportation Academy sessions receive outstanding survey results every year, and we expect the trend to continue in 2024! […READ MORE…]
NDTA Puget Sound Chapter Second Annual Summer Leadership Academy Thursday, August 22
REGISTER NOW! The NDTA Puget Sound Chapter will hold its second annual Summer Leadership Academy at the Tacoma Yacht Club in the Dune Peninsula at Point Defiance Park, Tacoma, WA, on August 22. The event will feature two recognized keynote speakers plus a series of concurrent sessions on topics linked to the overarching theme “Transportation Projects Power.” […READ MORE…]
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The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) and the Department of Defense (DoD) are seeking contractors that can provide federal facilities in several mid-Atlantic and Midwest states with 100% carbon pollution-free electricity (CFE) by 2030. These two parallel clean electricity procurements, slated for award later this year, would together constitute one of the federal government’s largest-ever clean electricity purchases. […READ MORE…]
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) that makes available over $153 million in funding for the Restoration and Enhancement (R&E) Grant Program. Grant funding will assist with operating costs for eligible projects that will establish service on new routes, restore service on routes that formerly had intercity passenger operations, and enhance service on existing routes. These passenger rail upgrades will complement the dozens of major rail projects that are underway across the country and improve the intercity passenger rail network, thanks to President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. […READ MORE…]
The U.S. Coast Guard has made progress in enhancing the cyber posture of the Marine Transportation System (MTS) by establishing maritime cybersecurity teams in line with statutory requirements, according to a final report published by the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General (OIG). The DHS concurred with the report’s four recommendations to improve the Coast Guard’s cyber readiness and precautions to secure the U.S. supply chain. […READ MORE…]
Editor’s Picks
Army Rehearses Deploying Bradleys Anywhere at a Moment’s Notice
Soldiers in the 3rd Infantry Division are prepared to deploy anywhere in the world, at any given point. This summer, they’re running a force deployment readiness exercise to practice that emergency capability with a company-size number of M2A4 Bradley Fight Vehicles, according to a division spokesperson.
FAA Short-staffed on Air Traffic Controllers, Technicians During Peak Travel Season, Union Warns
(Federal News Network) The Federal Aviation Administration is facing staffing challenges during the peak travel season. Dave Spero, president of the Professional Aviation Safety Specialists, which represents some FAA employees, said the agency is also short on technicians, which can result in longer equipment outages and more flight delays. It can take a newly hired FAA technician years to fully complete their training, said Spero.
One-third of US Military Could Be Robotic by 2039: Milley
(Army Times) The 20th chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, believes growing artificial intelligence and unmanned technology could lead to robotic military forces in the future. “Ten to fifteen years from now, my guess is a third of U.S. military will be robotic,” said retired Army General Mark Milley at an Axios event launching the publication’s Future of Defense Newsletter.
USS Theodore Roosevelt and its Carrier Strike Group Arrive in Middle East
(Task and Purpose) Three weeks after its deployment was announced, the USS Theodore Roosevelt and its supporting carrier strike group are now operating in the waters off Yemen. The U.S. Navy ships are the latest contingent to be sent to the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden to deal with the months-long conflict against Yemen’s Houthi militants.
Using New Missile, Marine Corps Attack Helicopter Sinks Mock Vessel During Pacific Test
(Military.com) A Marine attack helicopter struck and sank a mock ship in the Pacific last week using a new air-to-ground missile. An AH-1Z Viper crew attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 fired the live missile in the Philippine Sea near Okinawa as a vessel towed a mock ship, sinking it into the ocean.
AIT Approved for Priority Clearance, Reduced Customs Checks via AEOC Certification
The Italian Customs and Monopolies Agency recently approved AIT Worldwide Logistics’ three in-country locations—both its general and life sciences-focused facilities in Milan, and its facility in Turin—for Authorized Economic Operator Customs Simplifications certification (AEOC). This status grants the offices priority customs clearance treatment.
Columbia Group and Crowley have signed a strategic cooperation agreement that broadens both companies’ ship management solutions for customers, leveraging their extensive, industry-leading expertise across the maritime, logistics, and energy sectors. Under the alliance, customers will be able to capitalize on the capabilities of both organizations for more efficient and greater scale of international management services.
Travelport, a travel technology company, is first to launch AI-powered CCL and Content Optimizer, a new product within the Travelport+ platform, providing travel agencies more control over multi-source content.
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